This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.